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  • Title: Diagnosis of germinal neoplasm in the thalamus and basal ganglia.
    Author: Ono N, Inoue HK, Naganuma H, Kunimine H, Zama A, Tamura M.
    Journal: Surg Neurol; 1986 Jul; 26(1):24-8. PubMed ID: 3715696.
    Abstract:
    Germinal neoplasms originating in the thalamus and basal ganglia were histologically verified by stereotactic biopsies in five cases and by other methods in three cases. Immunoperoxidase staining was performed on the tumors using antibodies against human chorionic gonadotropin and placental alkaline phosphatase. The presence of human chorionic gonadotropin was demonstrated in one germinoma and two mixed tumors, but not in three germinomas. Placental alkaline phosphatase was demonstrated to be present in four germinomas and one mixed tumor. Stereotactic biopsy specimens can be studied immunohistochemically, and the placental isoenzyme of alkaline phosphatase appears to be a new tumor marker for germinoma.
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